Murder Mysteries

ComeSolveIt - Charlotte Players™ All original G rated, interactive shows. Please contact us about booking for your fundraiser or corporate event.

Below is a list of the interactive Murder Mysteries which are available to be booked for your corporate or special event. They are designed to be able to be incorporated into a Dinner Theater format. We would provide you with a self-contained murder mystery (actors, costumes, props, handout materials for audience members and silly prizes for the team that figures out whodunit). The actors are all suspects, and the members of your group are the investigators and get to interrogate the suspects.

MURDER MYSTERIES
The murder has already happened and this is the day after. The actors give their testimony and then go around the room to each table to be interrogated by the audience members. Your guests become the detectives and have to come up with not only “who”, but the “motive, means and opportunity.” It’s a true murder mystery. We come to your venue. It takes about 2 hours. Your guests can be served their meal and drinks during the show.
There are 12 different storylines, including holiday and other themes. We will have two new ones this Spring of 2007, a golf theme and a Las Vegas theme.
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DEATH IN THEM THAR HILLS
T his special 1880s murder mystery takes place near the Grand Canyon where prospector and gold mine owner "Dusty" Jones is being honored by the residents of Cactus Gulch. He sits down and, a few minutes later, slumps over in his chair - dead. The marshal then takes charge of the investigation as the suspects are interrogated. Additional clues and key information are revealed as everyone is asked to figure out who killed Dusty Jones.

QUICKER THAN THE EYE
T he mystery that shuffles the deck and deals out death. He was a prestidigitator beyond compare. The Amazing Roberto Clappini built a reputation for performing card tricks that could deceive even the most well-trained eye. Before he died, Clappini had the strength and wherewithal to pull several cards from the deck and attempt to tell authorities what happened.

THE CAT SCREAMED AT MIDNIGHT
Solve the mystery surrounding the murder of London Newspaper Publisher Sir HugoSmythe Armbruster.

EVIL ON THE BEACH
Identify the killer of famed Russian Poet Gregor Manov

THE CURSE OF THE COMET
Uncover the identity of the culprit who did in archaeologist Myron Mason

DEATH IS A CABERNET, Ol' CHUM
( Ideal for Wineries, Wine Clubs and Bed & Breakfasts) - The mystery with a taste for fine wine and a palate for murder. It was an evening of wine and cheese at the Melee Vineyards in the Nippy Valley, celebrating the winery's tenth anniversary. Owner Malcolm Melee took great pride in pouring his world-famous Melee Cabernet, the wine that tickles the palates of wine connoisseurs around the globe.

MURDER ON THE PETULANT EXPRESS
It was one of the marvels of 1937, the new streamlined train designed by Peter Petulant came to be known as "The Petulant Express." But, last night after a stop in Akron, Ohio, someone made a permanent alteration to the designer's career. For his body was found early this morning in his cabin by a porter delivering his breakfast tray. With a world poised on the brink of war, who would dare trounce a titan of technology? Only effective sleuthing and expert investigative skills would dictate the answers.

HOLIDAY THEMED MURDER MYSTERIES:

I SAW MOMMY KILLING SANTA CLAUS (Christmas)
In a daily holiday ritual, kids hug Santa and mothers give him kisses as photos are taken for Christmas albums. But, in the midst of parents and children lined up to tell the jolly old elf all about their wish lists, Elmer stands up, utters a faint "ho, ho, ho," and falls to the floor in front of his chair. He is dead. Someone has done in the department store Santa before he could grant everyone's wishes

LOVE WRITES A DEADLY VERSE (Valentine's Day)
Love is in the air at the Valentine's Day meeting of The Poets Turntable. One of the poets staggers to the stage, and, after uttering a few cryptic words, is overtaken by death. But, it's time for poetic justice as everyone gathers to investigate the death and to find the ……

LURKING DOWN THE BUNNY TRAIL (Easter)
For 20 years, Benson's Big Beautiful Bunny Boutique has been the premier breeder of rabbits for springtime holidays. But, all is not well because, yesterday, as Barney was opening for business, a huge letter "B" from the new sign hanging atop the hutch suddenly dislodged and fell on him, striking Barney in the head and leaving the boutique leaderless.

I LOATHE A PARADE
This 4th of July murder mystery takes place in Elmtown. Mayor Joe Possumz, who's just announced that he'll be running for his fourth term in the fall elections, is in the reviewing stand of the parade. The mayor bites into a hot dog, when he finishes the culinary treat, he smiles faintly at the crowd and collapses. To the amazement of those nearby, the local doctor rushes to him, checks for a pulse, and pronounces him dead.

EVIL NEVER DIES - (HALLOWEEN )
He was called Evil-Eyed Emil. When he looked at people with his infamous right eye, so the story went, bad things invariably happened. As he was being driven out of Reaper Junction on Halloween night exactly 100 years ago, Emil vowed to return one day to wreak his vengeance. And, last night Grimsby Graves was found dead. Someone said they saw Emil in the woods. But, if he died 100 years ago, how could that be? You will get to help the Detective figure that out and find out “WHODUNIT."

The Disappearance of Death (Halloween)
Last night, The Great Radinski, world-renowned magician and entertainer to royalty, returned to his home on Mystic Lake to perform before a Halloween costume party. He left suddenly, a big explosion was heard and the police told everyone that he had been killed by an explosive device. Only through careful questioning and expert sleuthing would motive and murderer emerge.

MURDER PLAYS A SOUR NOTE (New Year's Eve)
I t's New Year's Eve at The Pitz, the city's most famous (or is it infamous?) supper club. Suddenly, without warning, the club is in darkness and, amid the rumbling of the assembled guests, three shots ring out. When the lights go on again, it's deadly obvious that the darkened room provided a killer with the opportunity to put a strategic bullet hole into a surprised victim. In this mystery, there is both a victim and a murderer.

ComeSolveIt - Charlotte Players™
Available to be booked for Corporate and Special Events.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? Lots of fun! We provide a self-contained murder mystery (actors, costumes, props, handout materials for audience members). Perfect for a Dinner Theater style format. The actors are the suspects. The murder has already happened and this is the day after. The actors give their testimony and then go around the room to each table to be interrogated by the audience members. You become the detectives and have to come up with not only "who", but the "motive, means and opportunity." It's a true murder mystery. Oh, and did I mention, you'll have lots of fun.